Jesse and Natasha Compton Taylor of Independence are proud to announce the birth of their first child.

Jeslyn Alexa Taylor was born at 1:48 p.m. on Feb. 26, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Hospital.

She weighed 5 pounds and 14.5 ounces and was 18.5 inches long.

Her maternal grandparents are Trisha Noonan of Independence and Todd Compton of Crittenden. Her maternal great grandparents are Lee Callahan and Gail Smith of Dry Ridge and Tom and Lois Compton of Glencoe.

Kylee Hall, 5, donated 13 inches of her hair to the Locks of Love Program. Kylee, the daughter of Chris and KrisAnn Hall of Dry Ridge, wanted to help children who lost their hair due to illness. She is a first grader at Dry Ridge Elementary. This was her first official haircut done by Janessa Fryman at J Salon, Dry Ridge.

Wanda Williams of Astor, Fla., and Gary Robinson of Lexington are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Linda Rose Robinson to Eugene Glenn Petty, son of Glenna Whaley of Florence and Bailey Petty of Walton.

A spring wedding is planned.

The bride attends Northern Kentucky University and is employed by the city of Dry Ridge.

The groom is a 1984 graduate of Simon Kenton High School and is employed by DHL at the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.